NY -- Standard&Poor's CreditWire 1/7/98 -- Standard&Poor's today revised its ratings outlook on VF Corp. to positive from stable, reflecting improved operating results. The single-'A'-minus long-term corporate credit and senior debt ratings of the company, as well as the 'A-2' short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings, were affirmed. Ratings are based on VF's strong market share in jeanswear and its leading brand names in intimate apparel and activewear, coupled with solid financial measures. These factors are somewhat offset by the competitive and volatile nature of the apparel industry. Jeanswear, accounting for about 54% of 1996's total revenues and 70% of operating profit, is the company's largest business group and also generates the highest margins. Revenues
